S.I. No. 132/2006 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 76) Scheme 2006

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S.I. No. 132 of 2006

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 76) SCHEME 2006.

S.I. No. 132 of 2006

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 76) SCHEME, 2006

AN POST, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983, (No. 24 of 1983) as amended by Regulation 8(4) of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ), hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Inland Post Amendment (No. 76) Scheme, 2006.

2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 20^th day of February, 2006.

3. In this Scheme “The Principal Warrant” means the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 ( S.I. No. 202 of 1939 ) as amended;

4. In this Scheme “Scheme No. 36” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme, 1986 ( S.I. No. 362 of 1986 ), as amended.

5. Words defined in the Principal Warrant shall have the same meaning in this Scheme.

6. The First Schedule to Scheme No. 36 is hereby amended by the substitution of the entries therein contained relating to postal packets weighing up to 50g (as inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 70) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

7. The First Schedule to Scheme No. 36 is hereby amended by the substitution of the entries therein contained relating to postal packets weighing more than 50g (as inserted by Regulation 8 of Scheme No. 71) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

SCHEDULE ONE

Postaim Service - Rates of Postage (€)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3		Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Description of postal packet	Weight	Limit of Size	Volume Requirement	Volume Requirement	Volume Requirement	Volume Requirement
			2,000	75,001	250,001	500,000+
			-	-	-
			75,000	250,000	500,000
Items posted in the Postaim Service	Up to 10g	Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140 mm × 0.18mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235 mm × 5mm.	0.32	0.30	0.29	0.28
		(1)✱
		Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × 0.18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm.	0.34	0.32	0.30	0.29
		(2)✱
		Minimum dimensions:	0.60	0.58	0.56	0.56
	Up to 50g	90mm × 140mm × 0.18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.
		(3)✱
		Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm × 25mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm). Maximum dimensions: Length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2 mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm) with a tolerance of 2mm.	1.77	1.77	1.77	1.77
		✱ Where a letter falls within more than one of (1), (2) or (3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Postaim Service - Rates of Postage (€)

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3		Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Description of postal packet	Weight	Limit of Size	Volume Requirement	Volume Requirement	Volume Requirement	Volume Requirement
			2,000	75,001	250,001
			-	-	-	500,000+
			75,000	250,000	500,000
Items posted in the Postaim Service	51 - 100g	(1)✱ Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18 mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm.	0.40	0.38	0.36	0.35
		(2)✱ Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18mm.
		Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.	0.65	0.62	0.60	0.60
		(3)✱ Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm (In roll form: Length and twice diameter; 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm). Maximum dimensions:	¹ 70	¹ 64	¹ 62	¹ 60
		Length, width and depth combined 900mm greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm (In roll form: Length and twice diameter; 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm) with a tolerance of 2mm.	² 1.77	² 1.77	² 1.77	² 1.77
		✱ Where a letter falls within more than one of (1) (2) Or (3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.

Postaim Service - Rates of Postage (€)

Column 1	Column 2		Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Description of postal packet	Weight	Limit of Size	Volume requirement 2K - 75K	Volume requirement 75K - 250K	Volume requirement 250K - 500K	Volume requirement 500K +
Items posted in the Postaim Service	101 - 250g	(1)✱	0.95	0.91	0.89	0.89
	251 - 500g	Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18mm.	1.20	1.15	1.13	1.13
	501 - 1kg	Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.	1.60	1.52	1.48	1.48
		(2)✱
			¹ 1.10	¹ 1.02	¹ 0.98	¹ 0.940
	101 - 250g	Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm).	² 2.31	² 2.31	² 2.31	² 2.31
	101 - 250g		¹ 1.50	¹ 1.42	¹ 1.38	¹ 1.34
	251 - 500g		² 3.22	² 3.22	² 3.22	² 3.22
	251 - 500g		¹ 3.00	¹ 2.84	¹ 2.76	¹ 2.68
	501 - 1kg	Maximum dimensions: Length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm).	² 5.27	² 5.27	² 5.27	² 5.27
		✱ Where a letter falls within (1) and (2) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.

Given under the common seal of An Post this 16^th day of March, 2006.

Present when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:

Director
Secretary

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service. It authorises increases in the rates of postage and fees charged for Postaim Services. Where such concurrence was required the Commission for Communications Regulation concurred by Decision, D12/05 dated 20^th December, 2005 with effect from the 20^th March, 2006.

¹ Effective until 20^th March 2006

² Effective from 20^th March, 2006.

¹ Effective until 20^th March 2006

² Effective from 20^th March, 2006.

¹ Effective until 20^th March 2006

² Effective from 20^th March, 2006.

¹ Effective until 20^th March 2006

² Effective from 20^th March, 2006.